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The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance, for example, or attracted by a radio or television program.
The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
A body of adherents; a following: The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
A formal hearing, as with a religious or state dignitary.
An opportunity to be heard or to express one's views.
The act of hearing or attending.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audins, audient- present participle of audre, to hear. See au- in Indo-European Roots.]

5 entries found for atmosphere.
at·mos·phere ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tm-sf褳)
n.
The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
The air or climate in a specific place.
Abbr. atm Physics. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 105 pascals). See table at measurement.
A dominant intellectual or emotional environment or attitude: an atmosphere of distrust among the electorate.
The dominant tone or mood of a work of art.
An aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place: a restaurant with an Old World atmosphere.